Comparison

Dual vs Read Forge

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dual

This innovative web browser enables true multitasking by supporting up to four concurrent web pages. Seamlessly switch between tasks like watching videos while composing emails or browsing social media while searching. Maximize your productivity with its flexible layout options and ad-blocking capabilities.

Highlights
  • Up to 4 concurrent web views
  • Horizontal and vertical dual web views
  • Switch page layouts with a single tap
  • Supports up to 6 sessions
  • Ad block included
  • Private browsing with bio-authentication
  • Capture screen area or whole web page as image
Features
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A true multitasking web browser which supports upto 4 concurrent web pages. You can do following concurrent tasks with this amazing app. - Watch youtube video while composing email. - Browse facebook pages while searching keyword in Google. - Read CNN news while watching shopping in Amazon. - And many other concurrent tasks! Enjoy the maximum productivity with this innovative web browser. • Horizontal dual web view. • Vertical dual web view. • Supports upto 4 concurrent web views. • Switch page layouts with single tap. • Supports up to 6 sessions. • Supports ad block • History, favorite pages and most visited pages. • Choose your favorite search englie - Google, Bing, Yahoo, Yandex, Baidu, ... • Private web browsing using Bio Authentication. • Capture current screen area as image. • Capture whole web page into images.

About

Read Forge

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Read Forge turns anything you can read into a stream of focused words, so you read faster with less effort. Instead of dragging your eyes across lines of text, Read Forge shows one word at a time in a fixed spot — your eyes stay still, and the text comes to you. GET TEXT IN FROM ANYWHERE • Highlight text in any app — Safari, Mail, Messages, anywhere — and tap Share → Copy to Read Forge • Share a whole article page from your browser and Read Forge extracts the readable text, minus the menus, banners, and clutter • Import books and documents: EPUB, PDF, TXT, and non-DRM MOBI, with chapter navigation • Or just paste READ YOUR WAY • Focus mode: one word at a time, with an optional red anchor letter that holds your eye on the optimal recognition point • Overview mode: a full block of text with a moving highlight, like following a finger across the page • Tempo from a relaxed 120 up to 900 words per minute, with natural pauses at sentence and clause boundaries • Six reading fonts, adjustable size, light and dark appearance YOUR LIBRARY REMEMBERS • Imported books are saved on your device with your reading position • Scrub anywhere in a text, jump back a sentence, or restart a chapter • Time-remaining estimate at your current pace PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Your books, articles, and reading habits never leave your device. Whether it's the morning news, a long read you've been putting off, or an entire novel — Read Forge helps you power through it, one focused word at a time.

Screenshots

Dual4 screens
Read Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Read Forge at Free against Dual's $4.99. Dual's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Read Forge is free to download; Dual costs $4.99 up front. Read Forge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dual asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dual versus Read Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDualRead Forge
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDongwook ChoBen Spears

In-app purchases

None

Dual

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Read Forge

One-time1
  • Read Forge Pro$7.99

Questions

Is Dual free?
Dual costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Read Forge free?
Read Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dual or Read Forge have ads?
Neither Dual nor Read Forge shows ads.

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